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Construction analysis: Nearly a decade on from Grenfell, thousands of buildings in England still have unsafe cladding. Despite the enactment of the...
This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: High Court decisions on delay under a building safety remediation agreement, the...
The government has published details of the ‘Register your rental property’ service, which forms part of the second phase of Renters’ Rights Act 2025...
The City of London Law Society (CLLS) Land Law Committee has published responses to two Law Commission consultations on commercial leasehold and...
Private nuisance—general principlesWhat situations can give rise to a claim?Private nuisance is a ‘violation of real property rights’. It involves...
Occupiers’ liabilityOccupiers' Liability Act 1957Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957), an occupier of property owes a common law duty of...
Specific performance of property agreementsIf a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply...
Forfeiture of a leaseWhen can a landlord exercise the right to forfeit a lease?Forfeiture is a landlord’s right to bring a lease to an end as a result...
Breach of Missives—remedies in ScotlandMissivesThe most common form of contract in Scottish property transactions are missives of sale, see for example, the Property Standardisation (PSG) PSG—Offers.The contract is formed by parties (or more commonly their agents) exchanging letters of offer and
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin termDefinitionMeaningActa iure imperiiLegal
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